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Rushed Return to Sport in Pandemic can be counter-productive for athlete’s mental, physical health

World No. 30 ranked badminton player HS Prannoy on Saturday agreed with a suggestion that an athlete’s return to competition after recovering from Covid-19 infection must not be rushed by…

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In Memoriam: MK Kaushik

He preferred to stay away from the limelight, always pushing others – in his opinion, more deserving folk – ahead. His passion, simplicity and his humility combined with his far-sighted…

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Indian recurve archers bring home triple gold with show of growing mental strength

It was worth sitting up through the night and, from thousands of miles away, feeling the mental toughness that the Indian recurve archers showed in their first international competition in…

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Big day looms for Indian recurve archers in Guatamela City World Cup

The top-ranked Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari will have to deal with the burden of expectations in its battle with second-ranked Mexico (Aida…

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Indian women’s recurve team storms into final in Guatemala City World Cup

The top-ranked Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari cruised into the final at the Guatamela City 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage  1 with victories…

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Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari stage Great Escapes with show of focus and resilience

Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari staged their own versions of the Great Escape along their way into the men and women’s recurve semifinals in the Guatemala City 2021 Hyundai Archery…

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Atanu and Ankita shoot well to claim second rank in men’s and women’s recurve events

Atanu Das as well as Ankita Bhakat and Deepika Kumari made confident starts to their campaign in great conditions in the Guatamela City 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 1…

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Posted in News Swimming

Likhit urges FINA to investigate Uzbek ploy of manipulating times in Olympic qualifier

Indian swimmer Likhit Selvaraj Prema has called upon the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to investigate the conduct of recent Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships, an Olympic Games qualifying event, in Tashkent….

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A titan among sports journalists is no more

I can hear his calm voice echo in my emotional mind. “Raman, I want you to be objective and entirely honest,” it commands endearingly. “Don’t hold back.”  Truth be told,  K Jagannadha…

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Srihari Nataraj completes Backstroke double, setting new National Record in 50m as well

Srihari Nataraj clocked a third National Record time inside two days, winning the men’s 50m Backstroke in 25.11 seconds at the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships in Tashkent on Saturday. It…

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